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[Kirsten]

Corey wrote: "I am currently reading The Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz, , which for those of you who aren't familiar with his work, he writes mostly Suspense or Ho..."

I never knew he wrote sci-fi.

[Corey]

Kirsten wrote: "Corey wrote: "I am currently reading The Servants of Twilight by Dean Koontz, , which for those of you who aren't familiar with his work, he writes mostly ..."

Well sometimes it's either a Horror or Suspense book, and he'll throw a little bit of Sci-Fi into his stories.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Finished rereading Mirabile (so much fun! Particularly Mabob), reread The Pride of Chanur, and now I'm rereading Pandora's Legions by Christopher Anvil.

[Kirsten]

Teresa wrote: "Finished rereading Mirabile (so much fun! Particularly Mabob), reread The Pride of Chanur, and now I'm rereading Pandora's Legions by [author:Christopher..."

I really enjoyed Pride of Chanur.

[Laz]

Umm, check my avatar...

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Pride of Chanur is one of the nominees in the THEME nominations thread for January. Want to second it?

[Laz]

Teresa wrote: "Pride of Chanur is one of the nominees in the THEME nominations thread for January. Want to second it?"

Hey Teresa - I nominated that one!

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I should have explicitly said Kirsten. I knew Laz had nominated it.

[Ulysese]

I’m tackling Wizard and Glass. Became a fan after the movie and enjoying the ride so far except for King’s penchant for wanton sexual situations. The first 3 volumes were better than I imagined,

[Kirsten]

Teresa wrote: "I should have explicitly said Kirsten. I knew Laz had nominated it."

I've already read it, but I'd love to read the 2nd book in the series.

[Laz]

Teresa wrote: "I should have explicitly said Kirsten. I knew Laz had nominated it."

You were probably looking in her direction.

[Heather]

Ulysese wrote: "I’m tackling Wizard and Glass. Became a fan after the movie and enjoying the ride so far except for King’s penchant for wanton sexual situations. The first 3 volumes were better than I imagined,"

I liked Wizard and Glass, but it definitely is different than the other books thus far. I haven't read further, yet.

[Josh]

I just finished reading Canto Bight , the new book featuring 4 novella set in the casino town from The Last Jedi

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Reading WHO HAS THE BALL: Book five in the Cambridge Annex series. by Peter Damon. This was published in October but Amazon only told me about the new release yesterday. Normally I don't even look at books with titles in all caps, but for some reason (likely sheer boredom and it being cheap) I tried the free preview of THE CAMBRIDGE ANNEX: THE TRILOGY which is an omnibus of the first three of the series and was hooked. If memory serves they don't get out into space until book 2. College students discover a chemical compound by accident that can be used as a space drive. A heckuva lot of politics and corporate espionage trying to steal it of course.

I enjoy the series and have reread that first trilogy a couple of times. Fourth book was okay but not something I'd reread.

[odedo1]

This is a first for me, I'm listening to a few books at the same time, something I don't like but the authors gave me the Audiobooks for free as long as I give an honest review and within a month so I switch around.
Today I started listening to Armada a great book, hard to put down and easy on the brain that before I knew it I'm already at % 40 and moving on, I believe that I'll finish this one before going back to the rest.
So for now I'll say Armada.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

WHO HAS THE BALL kept my interest, but the dang thing ended on a cliffhanger. Grrrrrrrrrr......

Now reading A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright which is back in print as of last month after a hiatus of a couple of decades. The original cover shouts "you read this before!" at me but so far none of the details ring any bells. Well written Space Opera, with non steamy, non mushy homosexual romance.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I finished A Matter of Oaths about a week ago. Very good book. Most of what I've read since has been fantasy, not Space Opera. I'm looking forward to reading Degrees of Separation on the 15th when it is published.

Are YOU reading any good Space Opera right now?

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Defy the Stars, pretty good space opera for YA.

Not SF, but I'm reading Mansfield Park right now.

[C. John]

Only SF book I have going right now is Ray Cummings' Beyond the Stars, which I plan on finishing once I find it. It is buried somewhere on the dining room table. Not sure it is Space Opera, though.

[Audrey]

I just finished Cold Welcome. It is science fiction, but not space opera.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

How did you like Cold Welcome? I've been dragging my feet on buying it. If we ever have a theme topic that is "marooned on a planet" it would probably be allowed.

[Audrey]

Teresa wrote: "How did you like Cold Welcome? I've been dragging my feet on buying it. If we ever have a theme topic that is "marooned on a planet" it would probably be allowed."

Overall, I liked it. It is the first of two books, so there is a lot that is not explained or resolved by the end of this one. I wish I had re-read the Vatta's War series before I started Cold Welcome. There were references I didn't remember from when I read those books a few years ago.

[Laz]

Teresa wrote: "How did you like Cold Welcome? I've been dragging my feet on buying it. If we ever have a theme topic that is "marooned on a planet" it would probably be allowed."

Cold Welcome is very different than the earlier Vatta's War - it's Vatta's Peace (irony). There are still space ships and interplanetary actions, but basically it's a solo survival story that sets up a palace intrigue. It's a good story, but so different that I felt some disassociation.

[MadProfessah]

I'm reading SLEEPING GIANTS by Sylvain Neuvel.

[Audrey]

by J.A. Sutherland. I have followed the exploits of Alexis Carew for the past few months. This is book 5 (and the last published that I can find). I hope he writes more because I have been enjoying them.

[Iori]

Balancer's Soul by H. Lee Morgan Jr.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I started reading The Collapsing Empire for this month's Reader pick, but it's not keeping my attention so now I'm rereading Ghost Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. This is triggered by the "machines as characters" discussion thread and Bechimo is definitely a character in this book, although perhaps more in the following Dragon Ship.

[odedo1]

I'm listening to a book called Scythe, got the audio book a long time ago but ever since I've been busy reviewing a bunch of Audio books that either the authors or the narrators keep giving me for free just for that reason ( reviews ) I try to be fair and I tell them beforehand that just because they give it to me for free there is absolutely no cheating or any guarantees about how many stars they'll get and what my review will say! but I do try to also be quick and because I get so many lately, I make a list in the order that I get them and let the Author know when his turn is, to be fair to all.
I have noticed that part 2 for Scythe Audiobook is coming out very soon so I decided that it's time to take a break from Free Reviews,to make sure about pre ordering Thunderhead ( Scythe 2 ) by first listen to Scythe the beginning of the series and only then decided if to Preorder or not.
It also takes off a little pressure, reviewing free audiobooks started feeling like a job lately.
Ps:
I also received hundreds of eBooks for reviews ( science fiction, adventures and detective books was my choice, same with the Audiobooks ), I can't even guess on when I'll be able to get to those if ever.

[Josh]

I'm a little behind on this one, but I just finished Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure by Greg Rucka



My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

An easy one sitting read but not essential for Star Wars fans.

[Mike]

I'm reading 'The Face of the Unknown' a Star Trek Novel. It's one of those Trek novels that tries to flesh out a civilization encountered in a TOS episode, in this case the First Federation. Thing is so far the story seems to be more invested in its exotic setting and the plot threads are a little too familiar, ancient enemy reappears and other problems arise that are all too common in Trek novels.

[bengal tiger]

I'm reading Lost Stars by Claudia Grey. It's a Star Wars story about two people who love each other desperately separated by the Empire, one on the right side and one on the wrong. Really neat!

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Degrees of Separation was released today. It's a novella, and since I have today off work I've already finished it. More details in the Liaden Universe folder of this group.

So now I'm rereading Dune. In case you haven't noticed, the discussion thread for it is already available. I'll probably create the other February discussion threads as soon as we know which books we will be reading.

[Betsy]

I just finished Artemis by Andy Weir. Not as good as The Martian but still very good. Quite suspenseful. The heroine is not quite as admirable a character as Mark Whatney, but she's nearly as creative. I enjoyed the speculation about what a Moon colony would be like. I didn't find anything to quibble about, though I'm no where near a scientist or engineer. It was a fun romp of misadventure.

[Heather]

I definitely want to read Artemis. Thanks for giving your perspective.

I'm reading Iron Gold. I got it early as I went to a release party.

[Kirsten]

Betsy wrote: "I just finished Artemis by Andy Weir. Not as good as The Martian but still very good. Quite suspenseful. The heroine is not quite as admirable a cha..."

I agree with much of that. I did find it quite funny at times. I loved the Saudia Arabian gossip she would be reading.

[Carolyn F.]

I'm listening to Nova . It's kind of a struggle to get into this book.

[Phillip]

I just finished V the Second Generation. Now I’m reading Song by Jesse Teller.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Rereading Starship's Mage: Omnibus. This is the first time I've reread it, and I've forgotten most of the story, so it feels almost like a first read. This is one of our February books.

[Betsy]

Reading Neogenesis. It hasn't really grabbed me yet. Actually, I've been less fond of the Liaden Universe since they moved to Surebleak. Partly I find the Surebleak dialect annoying, but mostly I think I just prefer space battles and interstellar commerce to planetary politics. And it's unusually long for a Liaden book, so it's daunting. But I'll probably keep with it, a little at a time.

[Helen]

Currently reading Snow Spelled by Stephanie Burgis

[Tony]

Currently reading Old Man's War by John Scalzi. This has been on my To Read list for a few years. I'm about half way in and regretting that it took me so long to get to it.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

Finished my reread of Starship's Mage. There are several parallels between that book and Linesman by S.K. Dunstall, so now I'm rereading that series at least in part to satisfy my curiosity on why I liked that series more. Plus well I do like that series and it is one that can be reread with enjoyment even when I still recall a lot of the details.

[Audrey]

I just started Dune for the February read. I last read it many years ago. Since then, I saw the movies (including one really pitiful attempt). It was time to read again.

[bengal tiger]

Catalyst, the prequel novel to Rogue One: A Star Wars story is my current read. It's really good.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I greatly enjoyed my reread of the Linesman trilogy. I wonder if there will be a fourth.

Now I'm reading The Deep Beyond: Cuckoo's Egg / Serpent's Reach by C.J. Cherryh, because the Adoption thread reminded me of Cuckoo's Egg.

[Kirsten]

I've been listening to Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh

[Trike]

Just finished Waypoint Kangaroo, which is an action-packed space adventure on a hijacked interplanetary cruise ship. Fans of Space Opera will probably like it.

[MadProfessah]

Jack McDevitt sent me an ARC of his new The Academy book, called THE LONG SUNSET.

[Teresa, Plan B is in Effect]

I liked Cuckoo's Egg but couldn't get into Serpent's Reach. I enjoyed rereading the Dreamhealers series, which starts with Mindtouch by M.C.A. Hogarth.

Now I'm rereading The Silver Ships by S.H. Jucha. This is my first reread, will see whether it's as good the second time as it was the first.

[odedo1]

Just finished listening to NEXUS By Ramez Naam and started with CRUX continuing the series, the first one was excellent, the second one is still to be seen.